We have an impending move from NorCal to SoCal, probably Irvine, and we like Orchard Hills.
We were in town a couple weeks ago (before I discovered TI) and visited more than a few model homes. I asked the "greeter" when I walked in at OH Strada if she was a Real Estate Agent, and she replied that she was a "Sales Counselor." Hmm. She provided quite a bit of information about the phases and the models in each, including which models on which plot, etc.
I finally clicked on the forum sticky post about "rebates" (which was initially meaningless to this average Joe who has never bought a new home before). We were thinking of getting a buyer's agent on our next weekend trip to Irvine, but it looks like the horse is out of the barn, so to speak.
So -- does ANYONE here have a history of successfully getting a seller's agent in the door (and get them their "referral" fee) after already having viewed the model homes (without having to pay the agent $12k OOP)? I really don't care about the rebate THAT much, but it would be nice. To clarify -- we never filled-out any forms nor signed our names on anything, but we are definitely a memorable family. Definitely.
- Joe
We were in town a couple weeks ago (before I discovered TI) and visited more than a few model homes. I asked the "greeter" when I walked in at OH Strada if she was a Real Estate Agent, and she replied that she was a "Sales Counselor." Hmm. She provided quite a bit of information about the phases and the models in each, including which models on which plot, etc.
I finally clicked on the forum sticky post about "rebates" (which was initially meaningless to this average Joe who has never bought a new home before). We were thinking of getting a buyer's agent on our next weekend trip to Irvine, but it looks like the horse is out of the barn, so to speak.
So -- does ANYONE here have a history of successfully getting a seller's agent in the door (and get them their "referral" fee) after already having viewed the model homes (without having to pay the agent $12k OOP)? I really don't care about the rebate THAT much, but it would be nice. To clarify -- we never filled-out any forms nor signed our names on anything, but we are definitely a memorable family. Definitely.
- Joe